Two lanes now open on Pellissippi Parkway

KNOXVILLE - A man who escaped from his crashed vehicle just before it burst into flames today was then struck by a vehicle when he ran onto Pellissippi Parkway, Knox County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Martha Dooley said.

The incident just before 2 p.m. near the Carmichael Road intersection initially snarled both southbound and northbound parkway traffic traffic.

One lane is now open in each direction, Dooley said shortly after 3 p.m. Officers are expected to be on the scene for another two to three hours, she said.

"It's causing a lot of chaos,'' Dooley said.

Undetermined at this time are the identity of the driver and his condition.